1988 Texas U.S. Senate Election

Texas · 3 candidates · See every 1988 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1988 Texas U.S. Senate Election?

Lloyd Bentsen won the 1988 Texas U.S. Senate Election. Lloyd Bentsen received 3,149,806 popular votes (59.17%). The main challenger was Beau Boulter (40%).

See the full head-to-head between Bentsen and Boulter

Bentsen +19.2 pts · won by 1,020,578 votes

Lloyd Bentsen DemocraticWINNER59.17%

3,149,806 votes

Beau Boulter Republican40%

2,129,228 votes

Jeff DaiellLibertarian0.83%

43,989 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.